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Kris Srikkanth
Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Born: 21 December 1959, Madras (now Chennai)
Major Teams: Tamil Nadu, India.
Known As: Kris Srikkanth
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Bombay, 1st Test, 1981/82
Latest Test: India v Australia at Perth, 5th Test, 1991/92
ODI Debut: India v England at Ahmedabad, 1st ODI, 1981/82
Latest ODI: India v South Africa at Adelaide, World Cup, 1991/92
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 01/02/1992)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 43 72 3 2062 123 29.88 2 12 40 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 36 3 114 0 - - 0 0 - 3.16
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 15/03/1992)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 146 145 4 4091 123 29.01 71.73 4 27 42 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 118.4 3 641 25 25.64 5-27 0 2 28.4 5.40
FIRST-CLASS
(1978/79 - 1992/93)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 134 213 3 7349 172 34.99 12 45 93 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2533 1442 29 49.72 3-14 0 0 87.3 3.41
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1978/79 - 1992/93)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 184 183 5 5209 123 29.26 5 32 53 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 961 901 31 29.06 5-27 0 2 31.0 5.62
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
In his time the Indiana Jones of Indian cricket, Srikkanth's
batting style was entertaining, innovative and explosive. Indeed, his
approach came as a whiff of fresh air and, not unexpectedly, he was a
great crowd puller. A swashbuckling opening batsman cast in the
Mushtaq Ali mould, Srikkanth could decimate the strongest and most
fearsome attacks in the world by fearless pulling, hooking and
driving. But there were times when he could be dismissed by some
pretty ordinary bowling. Gifted with a good eye and super-quick
reflexes, Srikkanth's buccaneering methods quickly caught the eye of
the selectors and he made his international debut at 21. Consistency
however was not his watchword and he was more out of than in the
Indian team. But by the mid 80s, his attacking methods had acquired
some discipline and he remained the regular opening batsman till 1989.
Appointed captain for the tour of Pakistan that year he achieved a
major triumph when the team drew all the four Tests. But the selectors
pounced on his batting failures and he only made it back after two
years in the wilderness. By this time he was over 30 and he did not
have the reflexes of old. And when he was not selected for the South
Zone team in 1993, Srikkanth, at 33, announced his retirement.
If his Test record is impressive, given his sometimes outrageous
batting style, he was a natural for the limited overs game. At the
time he quit the scene, Srikkanth had scored more runs and more
centuries than any other Indian cricketer and he made them in double
quick time exasperating some of the finest and fastest bowlers in the
game. He was one of the heroes of the World Cup triumph in 1983 and
also played in the competition in 1987 and 1992.(Partab Ramchand)
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